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Admin - admin@areacontrol.com admin@areacontrol.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:30:10 -0400 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:30:10 -0400 http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 (http://e107.org) 60 http://www.areacontrol.com/e107_images/logo.png http://www.areacontrol.com/ 88 31 World News, US News, Government News, Politics, Money, Latest earth quakes, Live weather radar, News Video feeds Search Area Control query http://www.areacontrol.com/search.php http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.869.1 Lets Take a Break Recommend ReadingA Spiritual Journey through the WildernessThis book contains 374 pages and over 700 photos by Joe Leonard A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB by Joe Leonard | Make Your Own Book Admin<admin@nospam.com> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:10:48 -0400 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.869.1 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.868.15 Former MPD Officer Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Traveling to the District of Columbia to Have Sex With a Minor Washington, D.C. – A 40-year-old former Metropolitan Police Department Officer, Kenneth Longerbeam, has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for traveling to the District of Columbia in order to have sex with a minor in December 2007, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor, Joseph Persichini, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Washington Field Office, and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced today. Admin<admin@nospam.com> Wed, 28 May 2008 11:23:11 -0400 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.868.15 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.867.1 Virginia man found guilty of weapons and explosives charges following arrest on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C. – A 38-year-old Virginia man, Michael Stephen Gorbey, was found guilty on Friday by a Superior Court jury of multiple weapons charges, including possession of explosives and the attempted manufacture or possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor announced today. The jury found Gorbey guilty of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a convicted Felon; two counts of Carrying a Dangerous Weapon; Possession of an Unregistered Firearm; eight counts of Possession of Unregistered Ammunition; Possessing, Transporting, or Transferring Explosives; and Attempted Manufacture or Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction. This case marks the first time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office charged a person with attempting to manufacture or possess a weapon of mass destruction based upon the local District of Columbia statute that was passed in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Sentencing is currently set for July 25, 2008, before the Honorable Gregory Jackson, who presided over the trial. At sentencing, the defendant faces over 70 years of incarceration. Admin<admin@nospam.com> Wed, 28 May 2008 11:17:27 -0400 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.867.1 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.866.1 Southeast District man found guilty in the sexual assault, strangulation, and stabbing of his 77-year-old next-door neighbor Washington, D.C. – A 22-year-old District of Columbia man, Robert Pettus, was found guilty today by a Superior Court jury of the sexual assault and murder of 77-year-old Martha Byrd in 2004, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor announced. Ms. Byrd was the mother of four sons and a grandmother. The defendant was found guilty of multiple felony counts, including four counts of First Degree Felony Murder while Armed and First Degree Sexual Abuse while Armed. The jury also found that, at the time of the murder, Ms. Byrd was especially vulnerable due to her age and physical infirmity. The defendant faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release. Sentencing will take place later this year before the Honorable Neal Kravitz. Admin<admin@nospam.com> Wed, 28 May 2008 11:08:24 -0400 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.866.1 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.865.1 U.S. Attorney's Office and FBI Close Investigation into Death of Deonte Rawlings Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Washington Field Office, announced today that they were closing their seven-month long investigation and will not pursue criminal charges relating to the death of 14-year-old Deonte Rawlings, who died as a result of a fatal shooting by an off-duty member of the Metropolitan Police Department on September 17, 2007. The investigation revealed no evidence to support allegations that the officer committed a crime in shooting Mr. Rawlings. The decision was made after a thorough investigation and a careful review and analysis by experienced investigators and prosecutors of all the evidence. Admin<admin@nospam.com> Wed, 28 May 2008 10:21:47 -0400 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.865.1 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.864.17 Joint Terrorism Task Force Makes Arrest as a Result of Federal Courthouse Bombing Investigation. The FBI and JTTF have an open investigation concerning the May 4, 2008 bombing of the U.S. District Courthouse. No person has yet been charged for that crime.On Thursday, May 15, 2008, at approximately 2:47 p.m. Rachelle Lynette Carlock, age 31, was arrested in the vicinity of 35th and National Avenue, San Diego, California, by members of the San Diego FBI SWAT team. Carlock was taken into custody pursuant to a probable cause arrest. Admin<admin@nospam.com> Mon, 26 May 2008 09:55:23 -0400 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.864.17 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.863.15 Florida woman pleads guilty to fraud scheme in connection with adoption of disabled children.Woman Collected Approximately $1.68 Million in Adoption Subsidies Based on Misrepresentations About Her Identity and the Children’s Living SituationMichael J. Garcia, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Rose Gill Hearn, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation ("DOI"), and Mark J. Mershon, the Assistant Director-in-Charge? of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced that Judith Leekin pleaded guilty today to defrauding New York State and New York City out of approximately $1.68 million in adoption subsidies that were intended to provide for the care of eleven adopted children. LEEKIN, 63, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud charges before United States District Judge RICHARD M. BERMAN in Manhattan federal court. According to the felony Information filed in Manhattan federal court and statements made during LEEKIN’s guilty plea proceeding: Admin<admin@nospam.com> Mon, 26 May 2008 09:51:53 -0400 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.863.15 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.862.4 Colorado Man Charged With Threatening Federal Officials United States Attorney Marty J. Jackley announced that an Englewood, Colorado, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for mailing threatening letters to several federal officials and their family members. Thomas Jensen, age 33, was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 11, 2008, for mailing threatening communications, retaliation against a federal official and retaliation against a federal official by threatening a family member. Admin<admin@nospam.com> Fri, 23 May 2008 14:08:51 -0400 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.862.4 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.861.18 University professor and Tennessee company indicted for arms export control act violations KNOXVILLE, TN — A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Tennessee returned an 18-count indictment today charging J. Reece Roth, a Professor Emeritus at The University of Tennessee, and Atmospheric Glow Technologies Inc. (AGT), a Knoxville-based technology company, with conspiring to defraud the U.S. Air Force and disclose restricted U.S. military data about Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or “drones,” to foreign nationals without first obtaining the required U.S. government license or approval.The indictment was announced today by James R. Dedrick, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and Patrick Rowan, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security. Roth, age 70, currently resides in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is anticipated to make his initial court appearance next week before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. Admin<admin@nospam.com> Fri, 23 May 2008 14:01:51 -0400 http://www.areacontrol.com/news.php?item.861.18